Sorry i haven't been around,as some of you know i've been recovering from surgery and am doing well physically. My dear beloved father passed on 12/28 and we laid him to rest on new years eve, he was and will always be the finest man i know. My life is forever changed and i'll always morne for my father. Not sure how i'll get thru this pain. I guess one day at a time. Kay

Kay, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. I totally understand how you feel, as I lost my father back in 1996 and my mother 18 months later. All I can is it tough, but as time goes on it does get a little easier to handle. You will always miss him no matter what. Right now you are like a raw open wound. My heart goes out to you. Please take care of yourself, gentle hugs and prayers coming your way. to you and your family.Moderator Chronic Pain Forum

Awe Kay, many many heartfelt Sympathies to you...will keep you inmy thoughts and Prayers and may time help with this wound....give yourselfsome time, it's one of the hardest things to go thru, is the loss of a parent...Many Prayers and Sympathies and a speedy recovery to you as well Kay...((((((((((((((((((Kay))))))))))))))))********************************************** * So many dx's I could write a book* "It would be nice if we could use the edit button in real life"...********>^..^^..^

Kay,My father was murdered when I was 14, so I understand the loss you feel. Keep his memory alive in your heart, and he will always be with you, guiding you and loving you. Blessings to you and your family, SandiMotorcycle accident 1992, Back problems from 92 to 2005. August 2005- early 2006- Chiropractor careMarch 2006- consult with surgeon -PLIF/TLIF L4-5, spondylolysthesis, canal and foraminal stenosis, multiple herniationsPost Op Cauda Equina SyndromeRevision August 2007- salvage opMarch 2011- 2nd onset of Cauda Equina SyndromeNeeds surgery to prevent paralysis

My deepest condolences..I lost my dad in 2007 and I talk to him every day still...I feel his prescence and it comforts me.

I will pray for youMaggie"We never realize how strong we are, until being strong is the only thing left"Major Depressive Disorder, ptsd, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, l3/4, L4/5 gone, bursitis arthritis sciatica

I'm so sorry for your loss, and I wish there was but know there probably isn't anything I can say to ease your pain, but know we are here for you and thinking of you and giving you strength. It's such a strange rollercoaster of emotions when you lose someone, but that's normal to feel how you are, we are here for you. xx

Kay I am truely sorrry for your loss! I know the feeling well, as I have lost both my parents, they say time heals all wounds, well that is not exactly true, but....it does seem to ease the pain somewhat! Right now is a very tough time for you, the emptyness that you feel, I know seems overwhelming, so Please be gentle with yourself Kay!

I am enclosing a link to a post that I made here on the Chronic Pain forum back in 23 April 2009 scroll down to 2pm post and you will see two poems that I posted, they always brought me comfort, when I think about the loss of my parents. Maybe they will also help you in some way. Here is the link: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=16&m=1453098

I give you my Condolences.......Peace be with YOU

White Beard

Moderator Chronic PainAfter spending nearly 22 1/2 years in the USAF, I retired in Sept, 1991. I then went back to school and became a licensed RN in 1994, and I worked on Oncology and then a Med Surg Unit, I became disabled in late 1999 and was approved SSD in early 2002!-- DDD, With herniated Disk at T-12 and L4-5. C5-C6 ACDF in Sep 2009, C6-C7 ACDF in Mar 1985, Osteoarthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Complex Sleep Apnea, and host of other things to spice up my life!(NOT!) Medications:Oxycontin, Percocet, Baclofen, Sulfasalazine, Metoprolol, Folic Acid, Supplemental O2 at 3lpm with VPAP Adapt SV I am White Beard with a White Beard!

My thoughts and prayers are with you, too, Kay.... Very sorry to hear about your dad's passing.

...TinaI am a Christian mommy to 8 children - 6 wonderful boys and "surprise" identical twin girls. The kids are the love of my life, truly. Health/Pain Issues - too many to list; feel free to askMedications - been on just about all of them; again, feel free to ask.... My faith and my children sustain me, even on my worst days - oh, and my friends here at HW :)